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Five gold coins, worth $6,500 total, were dropped into a Salvation Army red kettle outside Wal-mart in Lake Zurich. Four of the gold coins, worth about $1,300 each, were dropped in the kettle Dec. 4, and another gold coin of the same value was dropped in the same kettle the following day. While gold coin donations have become a tradition during the Christmas season, a gold coin has never before been donated in Lake Zurich, said Alyse Chung, the...

Dec 13 (Reuters) - Everton manager Roberto Martinez believes criticism of his side by Arsenal's Arsene Wenger should be seen as a compliment but he is keen to avoid complacency seeping into his squad ahead of Saturday's home game against Fulham (1500 GMT). Wenger said Everton had "stopped us every single time with a foul" during the 1-1 draw in north London last weekend, which prevented Arsenal opening up a seven-point gap at the top of the Premier League. "I see it is a compliment.

Dec 12 (Reuters) - Tesoro Corp reported on Thursday a large amount of oil was spilled at its 166,000 barrel-per-day Golden Eagle refinery in Martinez, California, according to a filing with Contra Costa Health Services. More than 3 gallons of oil bubbled near an underground pipe, the filing added. It did not mention whether any unit was affected by this incident which occurred on Dec 10. (For refinery outages in the Reuters Oil FundamentalsDatabase see http://bond.views.session.rservices.com/CE/ or go to )

For more than a half-century, Sister Therese Mary Martinez - Sister Mary to her many friends - has worked to help the Mexican-American community in the northwest suburbs. She has assisted newcomers in finding housing, dealing with immigration issues, establishing businesses, solving family problems. Her work was done through Little Mexico, a Wheeling-based nonprofit ministry she founded and oversees. A member of the Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters order, Martinez recently celebrated 60 years as a nun. It's a calling that came to her gradually, she says, when she was a youngster in Dallas.

The Sports Xchange Martinez's Nebraska career may be over Injured Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez might never play another game for the Cornhuskers. Martinez, a senior, has missed the past two games and five of the past six with a variety of injuries, and an injury to Martinez's foot is the current problem that may not allow him to return this season. When coach Bo Pelini was asked on Monday whether Martinez would play again this season, he said, according to the Detroit Free Press, "I don't know if the chances are real good.

After missing three games with turf toe, Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez is expected to start Saturday at Minnesota, ESPN reported Friday night. Martinez returned to practice this week as the No. 24 Cornhuskers (5-1, 2-0) prepared to face the Gophers (5-2, 1-2) in Minneapolis. Nebraska is coming off a bye week. While Martinez was out, freshman Tommy Armstrong stepped in at quarterback and led Nebraska to three victories. Before Martinez was injured, he threw nine touchdown passes with one interception in the first three games of the season.

Dave Martinez played up his strengths during his interview for the Cubs' managerial position. Martinez, the Rays' bench coach who played parts of four seasons as a Cubs outfielder, said he maximized his chance Thursday to tell Cubs officials how he envisioned himself as their manager. "They asked me more about where I would fit," Martinez said Sunday. "I answered their questions. " There are plenty of similarities in what the Rays have accomplished in the last six seasons - which coincide with Martinez's tenure as their bench coach - and what the Cubs are trying to achieve after sustaining 197 losses in two seasons while pouring resources into their farm system.

The first round of interviews for their vacant manager's job apparently is over for the Cubs, who spoke Thursday with Rays bench coach Dave Martinez. The next step could be the most intriguing as team officials decide whether to narrow their focus to one candidate - perhaps Rick Renteria - or put their final candidates through a series of game simulations that President Theo Epstein employed in the process that resulted in the hiring of Terry Francona with the Red Sox. The Cubs have been deliberate in their process, and 31/2 weeks remain before Epstein's self-imposed deadline to hire a manager before the start of the general managers' meetings.

Hip surgery didn't prevent Rick Renteria from interviewing Monday with Cubs officials, who plan to talk to Dave Martinez later this week about their managerial opening. Cubs officials, led by President Theo Epstein, flew to California to talk to Renteria, 51, the Padres' bench coach for the last two seasons who managed eight years in the minors with the Marlins and Padres. Renteria has received high marks for his organization, hard work and teaching skills from those who have worked with him in the Marlins and Padres organizations.